Prohibits all federally funded programs and activities from discriminating against individuals due to their age.

12. Title II/III of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title II prohibits discrimination in theaters, restaurants, motels, hotels, motels and any other type of public accommodation that engages interstate commerce. An exemption is made for "private" clubs.

Title III prohibits municipal or state governments from denying anyone access to public facilities on the basis of color, race, national origin or religion.

13. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin, color or race, color in activities or programs which receive federal funding. It is usually applied to publicly funded schools, but can also be applied to law enforcement.

14. The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

15. Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Amended in 1974)

The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the following areas:

Advertising or statements that indicate preferences or limitations based on protected characteristics

Making housing unavailable

Refusal to negotiate for sell, or rent housing

Providing different housing facilities or services

Setting different privileges, conditions or terms, for the rental or sale of a dwelling

Falsely denying the availability of housing for rental, sale or inspection

Denying anyone membership or access to a service or facility related to the rental or sale of housing

Blockbusting

Refusing to offer a mortgage loan

Imposing different conditions and/or terms for loans, including fees, points or interest rates

Refusing to provide information about loan products

Refusing to purchase a loan

Discriminating in the appraisal of property

16. The Federal Trade Commission Act/Robinson-Patman Act

Price related discrimination against consumers could be grounds for FTC enforcement if:

Consumers are injured by the practice

Public policy is violated

It is unscrupulous or unethical

17. Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)

The HMDA is meant to prevent lending discrimination by requiring certain information regarding mortgage loan applications to be publicly disclosed.

Lending institutions are required by Regulation C to report public loan data, in part to identify possible discriminatory patterns in lending.

18. The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was created to prevent and remedy racial discrimination in the voting process.

Section 2 prohibits voting practices that have the result or purpose of discriminating against members of a racial or minority language group.

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